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Monday, April 20, 2009
News Obama doesn't worry about the politics
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 11:33 AM
If you read the definition of diplomacy, like President Obama obviously has, it's clear that he's on the right track. Why any government official thought thumbing their nose at other world leaders would produce anything worthwhile is a mystery.
"The whole notion was that if we showed courtesy or opened up dialogue with governments that had previously been hostile to us, that that somehow would be a sign of weakness," Obama said, recalling his race for the White House and challenging his critics today."The American people didn't buy it," Obama said. "And there's a good reason the American people didn't buy it - because it doesn't make sense."'
Read the rest of this Charlotte Observer article here.
Watch President Obama respond to the media:
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